diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/createMetamaskMiddleware.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/createMetamaskMiddleware.js
index 5dcd3a895..58ccb95a1 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network/createMetamaskMiddleware.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/createMetamaskMiddleware.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const mergeMiddleware = require('json-rpc-engine/src/mergeMiddleware')
 const createScaffoldMiddleware = require('json-rpc-engine/src/createScaffoldMiddleware')
-const createAsyncMiddleware = require('json-rpc-engine/src/createAsyncMiddleware')
 const createWalletSubprovider = require('eth-json-rpc-middleware/wallet')
-
+const { createPendingNonceMiddleware, createPendingTxMiddleware } = require('./middleware/pending')
 module.exports = createMetamaskMiddleware
 
 function createMetamaskMiddleware ({
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ function createMetamaskMiddleware ({
   processTypedMessageV4,
   processPersonalMessage,
   getPendingNonce,
+  getPendingTransactionByHash,
 }) {
   const metamaskMiddleware = mergeMiddleware([
     createScaffoldMiddleware({
@@ -32,16 +32,7 @@ function createMetamaskMiddleware ({
       processPersonalMessage,
     }),
     createPendingNonceMiddleware({ getPendingNonce }),
+    createPendingTxMiddleware({ getPendingTransactionByHash }),
   ])
   return metamaskMiddleware
 }
-
-function createPendingNonceMiddleware ({ getPendingNonce }) {
-  return createAsyncMiddleware(async (req, res, next) => {
-    if (req.method !== 'eth_getTransactionCount') return next()
-    const address = req.params[0]
-    const blockRef = req.params[1]
-    if (blockRef !== 'pending') return next()
-    res.result = await getPendingNonce(address)
-  })
-}
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/middleware/pending.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/middleware/pending.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..542d8bde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/middleware/pending.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const { formatTxMetaForRpcResult } = require('../util')
+const createAsyncMiddleware = require('json-rpc-engine/src/createAsyncMiddleware')
+
+function createPendingNonceMiddleware ({ getPendingNonce }) {
+  return createAsyncMiddleware(async (req, res, next) => {
+    const {method, params} = req
+    if (method !== 'eth_getTransactionCount') return next()
+    const [param, blockRef] = params
+    if (blockRef !== 'pending') return next()
+    res.result = await getPendingNonce(param)
+  })
+}
+
+function createPendingTxMiddleware ({ getPendingTransactionByHash }) {
+  return createAsyncMiddleware(async (req, res, next) => {
+    const {method, params} = req
+    if (method !== 'eth_getTransactionByHash') return next()
+    const [hash] = params
+    const txMeta = getPendingTransactionByHash(hash)
+    if (!txMeta) return next()
+    res.result = formatTxMetaForRpcResult(txMeta)
+  })
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  createPendingTxMiddleware,
+  createPendingNonceMiddleware,
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/util.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/util.js
index a6f848864..829c62582 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network/util.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/util.js
@@ -29,6 +29,27 @@ const networkToNameMap = {
 
 const getNetworkDisplayName = key => networkToNameMap[key]
 
+function formatTxMetaForRpcResult (txMeta) {
+  return {
+    'blockHash': txMeta.txReceipt ? txMeta.txReceipt.blockHash : null,
+    'blockNumber': txMeta.txReceipt ? txMeta.txReceipt.blockNumber : null,
+    'from': txMeta.txParams.from,
+    'gas': txMeta.txParams.gas,
+    'gasPrice': txMeta.txParams.gasPrice,
+    'hash': txMeta.hash,
+    'input': txMeta.txParams.data || '0x',
+    'nonce': txMeta.txParams.nonce,
+    'to': txMeta.txParams.to,
+    'transactionIndex': txMeta.txReceipt ? txMeta.txReceipt.transactionIndex : null,
+    'value': txMeta.txParams.value || '0x0',
+    'v': txMeta.v,
+    'r': txMeta.r,
+    's': txMeta.s,
+  }
+}
+
+
 module.exports = {
   getNetworkDisplayName,
+  formatTxMetaForRpcResult,
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 408bed283..df9fb6502 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     const fromAddress = txParams.from
     const ethTx = new Transaction(txParams)
     await this.signEthTx(ethTx, fromAddress)
+
+    // add r,s,v values for provider request purposes see createMetamaskMiddleware
+    // and JSON rpc standard for further explanation
+    txMeta.r = ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethTx.r)
+    txMeta.s = ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethTx.s)
+    txMeta.v = ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethTx.v)
+
+    this.txStateManager.updateTx(txMeta, 'transactions#signTransaction: add r, s, v values')
+
     // set state to signed
     this.txStateManager.setTxStatusSigned(txMeta.id)
     const rawTx = ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethTx.serialize())
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
index 1ef3be36e..8f4076f45 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
 
     // get latest transaction status
     try {
-      const { blockNumber } = await this.query.getTransactionByHash(txHash) || {}
+      const { blockNumber } = await this.query.getTransactionReceipt(txHash) || {}
       if (blockNumber) {
         this.emit('tx:confirmed', txId)
       }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
   async _checkIftxWasDropped (txMeta) {
     const { txParams: { nonce, from }, hash } = txMeta
     const nextNonce = await this.query.getTransactionCount(from)
-    const { blockNumber } = await this.query.getTransactionByHash(hash) || {}
+    const { blockNumber } = await this.query.getTransactionReceipt(hash) || {}
     if (!blockNumber && parseInt(nextNonce) > parseInt(nonce)) {
       return true
     }
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index e3f332d4c..eac6d1e81 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       processTypedMessageV4: this.newUnsignedTypedMessage.bind(this),
       processPersonalMessage: this.newUnsignedPersonalMessage.bind(this),
       getPendingNonce: this.getPendingNonce.bind(this),
+      getPendingTransactionByHash: (hash) => this.txController.getFilteredTxList({ hash, status: 'submitted' })[0],
     }
     const providerProxy = this.networkController.initializeProvider(providerOpts)
     return providerProxy
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/network-contoller-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/network-controller-test.js
similarity index 95%
rename from test/unit/app/controllers/network-contoller-test.js
rename to test/unit/app/controllers/network/network-controller-test.js
index 32f7b337d..b63a23a4f 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/network-contoller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/network-controller-test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
 const nock = require('nock')
-const NetworkController = require('../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network')
+const NetworkController = require('../../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network')
 const {
   getNetworkDisplayName,
-} = require('../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network/util')
+} = require('../../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network/util')
 
 describe('# Network Controller', function () {
   let networkController
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/network/pending-middleware-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/pending-middleware-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..838395b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/pending-middleware-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+const assert = require('assert')
+const { createPendingNonceMiddleware, createPendingTxMiddleware } = require('../../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network/middleware/pending')
+const txMetaStub = require('./stubs').txMetaStub
+describe('#createPendingNonceMiddleware', function () {
+  const getPendingNonce = async () => '0x2'
+  const address = '0xF231D46dD78806E1DD93442cf33C7671f8538748'
+  const pendingNonceMiddleware = createPendingNonceMiddleware({ getPendingNonce })
+
+  it('should call next if not a eth_getTransactionCount request', (done) => {
+    const req = {method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber'}
+    const res = {}
+    pendingNonceMiddleware(req, res, () => done())
+  })
+  it('should call next if not a "pending" block request', (done) => {
+    const req = { method: 'eth_getTransactionCount', params: [address] }
+    const res = {}
+    pendingNonceMiddleware(req, res, () => done())
+  })
+  it('should fill the result with a the "pending" nonce', (done) => {
+    const req = { method: 'eth_getTransactionCount', params: [address, 'pending'] }
+    const res = {}
+    pendingNonceMiddleware(req, res, () => { done(new Error('should not have called next')) }, () => {
+      assert(res.result === '0x2')
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('#createPendingTxMiddleware', function () {
+  let returnUndefined = true
+  const getPendingTransactionByHash = () => returnUndefined ? undefined : txMetaStub
+  const address = '0xF231D46dD78806E1DD93442cf33C7671f8538748'
+  const pendingTxMiddleware = createPendingTxMiddleware({ getPendingTransactionByHash })
+  const spec = {
+    'blockHash': null,
+    'blockNumber': null,
+    'from': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+    'gas': '0x5208',
+    'gasPrice': '0x1e8480',
+    'hash': '0x2cc5a25744486f7383edebbf32003e5a66e18135799593d6b5cdd2bb43674f09',
+    'input': '0x',
+    'nonce': '0x4',
+    'to': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+    'transactionIndex': null,
+    'value': '0x0',
+    'v': '0x2c',
+    'r': '0x5f973e540f2d3c2f06d3725a626b75247593cb36477187ae07ecfe0a4db3cf57',
+    's': '0x0259b52ee8c58baaa385fb05c3f96116e58de89bcc165cb3bfdfc708672fed8a',
+  }
+  it('should call next if not a eth_getTransactionByHash request', (done) => {
+    const req = {method: 'eth_getBlockByNumber'}
+    const res = {}
+    pendingTxMiddleware(req, res, () => done())
+  })
+
+  it('should call next if no pending txMeta is in history', (done) => {
+    const req = { method: 'eth_getTransactionByHash', params: [address] }
+    const res = {}
+    pendingTxMiddleware(req, res, () => done())
+  })
+
+  it('should fill the result with a the "pending" tx the result should match the rpc spec', (done) => {
+    returnUndefined = false
+    const req = { method: 'eth_getTransactionByHash', params: [address, 'pending'] }
+    const res = {}
+    pendingTxMiddleware(req, res, () => { done(new Error('should not have called next')) }, () => {
+      /*
+      // uncomment this section for debugging help with non matching keys
+      const coppy = {...res.result}
+      Object.keys(spec).forEach((key) => {
+        console.log(coppy[key], '===', spec[key], coppy[key] === spec[key], key)
+        delete coppy[key]
+      })
+      console.log(coppy)
+      */
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(res.result, spec, new Error('result does not match the spec object'))
+      done()
+    })
+  })
+
+})
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/network/stubs.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/stubs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1551cd581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/network/stubs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/*
+  this file is for all my big stubs because i don't want to
+  to mingle with my tests
+*/
+
+module.exports = {}
+
+// for pending middlewares test
+module.exports.txMetaStub = {
+  'estimatedGas': '0x5208',
+  'firstRetryBlockNumber': '0x51a402',
+  'gasLimitSpecified': true,
+  'gasPriceSpecified': true,
+  'hash': '0x2cc5a25744486f7383edebbf32003e5a66e18135799593d6b5cdd2bb43674f09',
+  'history': [
+    {
+      'id': 405984854664302,
+      'loadingDefaults': true,
+      'metamaskNetworkId': '4',
+      'status': 'unapproved',
+      'time': 1572395156620,
+      'transactionCategory': 'sentEther',
+      'txParams': {
+        'from': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+        'gas': '0x5208',
+        'gasPrice': '0x1e8480',
+        'to': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+        'value': '0x0',
+      },
+      'type': 'standard',
+    },
+    [
+      {
+        'op': 'replace',
+        'path': '/loadingDefaults',
+        'timestamp': 1572395156645,
+        'value': false,
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/gasPriceSpecified',
+        'value': true,
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/gasLimitSpecified',
+        'value': true,
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/estimatedGas',
+        'value': '0x5208',
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': '#newUnapprovedTransaction - adding the origin',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/origin',
+        'timestamp': 1572395156645,
+        'value': 'MetaMask',
+      },
+    ],
+    [],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'txStateManager: setting status to approved',
+        'op': 'replace',
+        'path': '/status',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158240,
+        'value': 'approved',
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'transactions#approveTransaction',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/txParams/nonce',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158261,
+        'value': '0x4',
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/nonceDetails',
+        'value': {
+          'local': {
+            'details': {
+              'highest': 4,
+              'startPoint': 4,
+            },
+            'name': 'local',
+            'nonce': 4,
+          },
+          'network': {
+            'details': {
+              'baseCount': 4,
+              'blockNumber': '0x51a401',
+            },
+            'name': 'network',
+            'nonce': 4,
+          },
+          'params': {
+            'highestLocallyConfirmed': 0,
+            'highestSuggested': 4,
+            'nextNetworkNonce': 4,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'transactions#signTransaction: add r, s, v values',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/r',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158280,
+        'value': '0x5f973e540f2d3c2f06d3725a626b75247593cb36477187ae07ecfe0a4db3cf57',
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/s',
+        'value': '0x0259b52ee8c58baaa385fb05c3f96116e58de89bcc165cb3bfdfc708672fed8a',
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/v',
+        'value': '0x2c',
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'transactions#publishTransaction',
+        'op': 'replace',
+        'path': '/status',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158281,
+        'value': 'signed',
+      },
+      {
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/rawTx',
+        'value': '0xf86204831e848082520894f231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f853874880802ca05f973e540f2d3c2f06d3725a626b75247593cb36477187ae07ecfe0a4db3cf57a00259b52ee8c58baaa385fb05c3f96116e58de89bcc165cb3bfdfc708672fed8a',
+      },
+    ],
+    [],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'transactions#setTxHash',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/hash',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158570,
+        'value': '0x2cc5a25744486f7383edebbf32003e5a66e18135799593d6b5cdd2bb43674f09',
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'txStateManager - add submitted time stamp',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/submittedTime',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158571,
+        'value': 1572395158570,
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'txStateManager: setting status to submitted',
+        'op': 'replace',
+        'path': '/status',
+        'timestamp': 1572395158576,
+        'value': 'submitted',
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        'note': 'transactions/pending-tx-tracker#event: tx:block-update',
+        'op': 'add',
+        'path': '/firstRetryBlockNumber',
+        'timestamp': 1572395168972,
+        'value': '0x51a402',
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
+  'id': 405984854664302,
+  'loadingDefaults': false,
+  'metamaskNetworkId': '4',
+  'nonceDetails': {
+    'local': {
+      'details': {
+        'highest': 4,
+        'startPoint': 4,
+      },
+      'name': 'local',
+      'nonce': 4,
+    },
+    'network': {
+      'details': {
+        'baseCount': 4,
+        'blockNumber': '0x51a401',
+      },
+      'name': 'network',
+      'nonce': 4,
+    },
+    'params': {
+      'highestLocallyConfirmed': 0,
+      'highestSuggested': 4,
+      'nextNetworkNonce': 4,
+    },
+  },
+  'origin': 'MetaMask',
+  'r': '0x5f973e540f2d3c2f06d3725a626b75247593cb36477187ae07ecfe0a4db3cf57',
+  'rawTx': '0xf86204831e848082520894f231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f853874880802ca05f973e540f2d3c2f06d3725a626b75247593cb36477187ae07ecfe0a4db3cf57a00259b52ee8c58baaa385fb05c3f96116e58de89bcc165cb3bfdfc708672fed8a',
+  's': '0x0259b52ee8c58baaa385fb05c3f96116e58de89bcc165cb3bfdfc708672fed8a',
+  'status': 'submitted',
+  'submittedTime': 1572395158570,
+  'time': 1572395156620,
+  'transactionCategory': 'sentEther',
+  'txParams': {
+    'from': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+    'gas': '0x5208',
+    'gasPrice': '0x1e8480',
+    'nonce': '0x4',
+    'to': '0xf231d46dd78806e1dd93442cf33c7671f8538748',
+    'value': '0x0',
+  },
+  'type': 'standard',
+  'v': '0x2c',
+}